Stage Abbreviations
C
What is Center?
What is Center Stage?
This section, on the board. (8)
What is Center Stage?
What is Center?
This section, on the board. (24)
What is Left Center?
What is center stage left?
The person asking you to cheat out.
Who is the director?
To stop acting as the character
What is breaking character?
UC
What is upstage center?
What is up center?
This section, on the board. (3)
What is upstage center?
What is up center?
This section, on the board. (A)
What is upstage right?
What is up right?
The one who brings the show to life
Who is the director?
An active participant in the show
What is an actor?
LC
What is Left Center?
This section, on the board. (R)
What is downstage center?
What is down center?
This section, on the board. (97)
What is downstage right?
What is down right?
Turning the body slightly towards the audience in order to be seen and heard
What is cheating out?
The three ways in which to break character
What is mentally, physically, and verbally?
DR
What is downstage right?
What is down right?
This section, on the board. (H)
What is right center?
What is center stage right?
This section, on the board. (Z)
What is upstage left?
What is up left?
The specific role that sells tickets/handles money
What is the box office?
The role responsible for greeting patrons
What is an usher?
UL
What is upstage left?
What is up left?
This section, on the board. (S)
What is downstage left?
What is down left?
The curved part of the stage, closest to the audience.
What is the apron?
Clearing the stage of all set, tape, & props
What is striking?
Marking the stage with tape to indicate placement
What is spiking?